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University degree

Primary Education

Elizabeth School of London Limited · London
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

You will attend St Mary's University one day a week, whilst in either a paid or voluntary position with children and young people in a primary school for at least half of the week. This work-based foundation degree in primary education is full-time equivalent (120 credits/ year).

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts25%
80-95 pts10%
96-111 pts10%
112-127 pts15%
128-143 pts30%
144-159 pts10%
How they qualified
85% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels85%
another degree5%
other higher education5%
Other5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
In work or further study after
85%
Continue past first year
97%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£25,000
After 15 months
£31,000
3 years on
£38,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation30%
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled40%
Teaching and Childcare Associate ProfessionalsHighly skilled25%
Other Educational ProfessionalsHighly skilled5%
Welfare and housing associate professionalsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
97%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching98%
Assessment & feedback96%
Academic support95%
Well organised99%
Learning resources94%
Student community99%
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Where this degree can lead
Like the look of it?
When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Elizabeth School of London Limited's own site.
Apply on uni site
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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